tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:/projects/812916345/magnet-comic-a-custom-magnetic-and-dry-erase-comic/postsKickstarter: Magnet Comic: A Custom Magnetic & Dry-Erase Comic Strip2015-01-17T19:34:50-05:00tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/11103152015-01-17T19:34:50-05:002015-03-20T13:44:06-04:00International and other shipments<p>Most of the international shipments are out the door, including the classroom packs so you should all be receiving email notifications when they ship.</p>
<p>I'm hoping to have the rest of the rewards following in the next week. It's mostly the custom artwork remaining and a couple returned packages.</p>tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/9590622014-08-20T10:05:37-04:002015-02-26T15:41:01-05:00Magnet Comic - UPDATE #27 - End of the Year Status<p>Hi all,</p><p>I wanted to post an end of the year update as we approach another holiday season that this Kickstarter has dragged on. Sorry to all who are still waiting on orders, it’s taken much much longer than anticipated to finalize the packing and processing of the final 400 +/- orders since I last posted at the end of August.</p><p>At this point all of the US shipments have been sent with the exception of a handful of the Custom Artwork rewards and the Classroom Packs. The (x20) Classroom Packs hit the mail on 12/29 and should be delivered in early January when school sessions start back up and international orders are still heading out the door slowly but steadily. And the (x5) oversized boards are heading out just after the new year as well.</p><p>I have hired an extra set of hands to help in the shop to move things forward at a quicker pace. You have not been forgotten and as I’ve always stated, each backer will get their reward. However, it has taken an extremely long time to make that happen and for that I am sorry.</p><p>This project was much larger than I ever thought it would be and it proved to be too much for me to handle on my own, despite my good intentions. I know a lot of people are disappointed in the length of the project and my lack of communication throughout. I have regrets about how I handled some aspects of this project but I can only ask for a bit more understanding and patience as I get the last of these orders out the door.</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Erik</p>tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/9590432014-08-20T09:44:17-04:002014-12-23T14:24:31-05:00Continued ShippingThis post is for backers only. Please visit <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/812916345/magnet-comic-a-custom-magnetic-and-dry-erase-comic/posts/959043">Kickstarter.com</a> and log in to read.tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/9007152014-07-04T21:08:10-04:002014-09-09T09:47:10-04:00International Shipping [UPDATE]<p>Hi all,</p><p>I just wanted to let you know that I've been graciously offered some financial help to finish shipping the international orders. I'm packing up boxes this weekend and into next week and will proceed with getting orders shipped as soon as possible.</p><p>I'm looking forward to getting the last of these rewards out to you and wrapping up this long overdue project.</p><p>Thanks to you all!</p><p>Erik</p>tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/8595812014-05-29T17:02:50-04:002014-07-04T16:11:48-04:00Magnet Comic Update - May 2014<p>Hi all,</p><p>I wanted to post an update about the status of the orders. First, my apologies to the international backers as I have pushed you to the back burner a couple times throughout this process and that wasn’t fair. The logistics and costs associated with international shipping were much more complicated than I had anticipated.</p><p>U.S. Shipments</p><ul>
<li>100 remaining shipments</li>
<li>Target date to ship all remaining U.S. packages = June 6, 2014</li>
<li>Includes all custom artwork / additional items / etc.</li>
</ul><p>International Orders</p><ul>
<li>380 remaining shipments</li>
<li>I'm negotiating with a European fulfillment center to bulk ship all of the packages to them, to be distributed throughout the region. I am hoping to sort this out no later than June 13, 2014 so expect another update on this option soon.</li>
<li>Asia, Australia and South American orders will be shipped by June 13, 2014 as they are far fewer and more manageable.</li>
<li>I have also had a number of international orders returned to me, so I'll be reaching out to those backers this weekend to see whether that was due to customs or a change of address.</li>
</ul><p>The main issue with international orders was that I had budgeted about $12 for shipping due to the original weight of each item (and my overly optimistic estimations), but with the Kickstarter add-ons which increased weight as well as exact destinations, the actual shipping costs to each individual international backer about $25-$30 per order. I do not have the money to currently ship these at the 2-3 times what was accounted for in the Kickstarter. That leaves me the following options:</p><ul>
<li>Put shipping on-hold while I research a more affordable shipping method</li>
<li>Restrict the flow of shipping to something I can afford by adding my own personal funds - (how I've currently been operating)</li>
<li>Ask international buyers for more money to cover the shipping costs</li>
</ul><p>I would rather not ask anyone for more money, especially since you've waited so long for these rewards, but I may make that option available on a voluntary basis. I've had a number of international backers ask if they could pay more to expedite their shipping so I'm going to look into an easy way to facilitate that for those interested.</p><p>As it stands, I am just hung up on physically shipping the international items out due to the dramatically more expensive shipping rates. As I have stated through this entire process, every backer will receive their reward. I am not trying to rip anyone off and the project as a whole is about 75% completed. I understand the frustration with a project that is a year overdue, but I ask that you continue your patience a little while longer as I continue to ship the rewards to you.</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Erik</p>tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/7785362014-03-15T18:31:12-04:002014-05-28T10:05:27-04:00Continuing to Ship...<p>Hi all,</p><p>I wanted to update everyone as to the status of shipments. Coordinating the contents of each package with the amount of custom work and variation of rewards has been a challenge, but I've got a system in place that works. I did however hit a little bit of a quality control snag.</p><p>Some of the boards that were made earlier in the process were a bit problematic when assembled. The pockets that each panel are glued into were a little to tight early on and I've since changed the design to allow for easier assembly, but in checking some of the boards before packing them up I've noticed a few that have this issue:</p><div class="template asset" contenteditable="false" data-edit_url="/projects/812916345/magnet-comic-a-custom-magnetic-and-dry-erase-comic/posts/778536/assets/1755476/edit" data-id="1755476">
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<p>The pocket was too tight and it forces the panel upward. It's fixable but requires removing the panels and re-milling the boards, sanding again and assembling a second time. This has added some time to the process, but I'm working to get these fixed and mailed out.</p><p>Another issue that slowed things down was a broken air compressor. It's replacement was far too noisy to operate in my shared workshop for hours on end, so I had to take the time to build a sound dampening enclosure for it. This quickly overheated the compressor despite having a fan for ventilation. After a melting plastic smell and the dread of nearly starting a fire, I had but one choice left. Use a compressor in an approved area and run the air hose from it all the way to my space over 200 ft. away.</p><p>After $300 in parts and about 50 trips up and down a ladder, the air hose is installed and working like a charm. The remaining character packs should be stamped out relatively quickly as they go about 1 per minute. I'm going to have some extra hands help with the stamping this week to get it squared away while I'm at work so I can focus on packaging and shipping stuff throughout this week.</p><p>Here is what's physically left to ship:</p><p>Domestic US Orders: 300 - (over 100 of which will go out this coming Monday)</p><p>International Orders: 427</p><div class="template asset" contenteditable="false" data-edit_url="/projects/812916345/magnet-comic-a-custom-magnetic-and-dry-erase-comic/posts/778536/assets/1755479/edit" data-id="1755479">
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<p>For the remaining US orders I've switched to USPS Flat Rate envelopes to save money since I've already shipped the cheapest and closest rewards to my location. I'm hoping to ship about 100 packages every couple of days from here on out. Obviously that's my perfect world scenario and this project has rarely followed that schedule, but I'm hopeful to try and finally wrap things up this month.</p><p>Sorry for the long delay and I'm eager to get everyone their rewards. Thanks so much for sticking with this and for originally backing the project.</p><p>Erik</p>tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/7083872013-12-31T15:27:45-05:002014-04-27T22:08:03-04:00End of year update...<p>Hi all,</p><p>I hope everyone has a happy new year. I've hit a slight delay in that I miscalculated how many magnets I had stamped, but after some delays with the holidays I'm finishing those up this week.</p><p>The only other thing holding up some of the shipments are two small logistical items:</p><p>1) I've had a handful of packages returned to me so I have to take some time to make sure the international orders have their addresses formatted correctly before I send them out.</p><p>The shipping software I'm using does not validate international addresses so if the info I was able to export from Kickstarter doesn't import correctly into ShipStation your package won't get to you.</p><p>2) I also want to make sure the custom artwork matches up with the shipping label and that nothing gets criss-crossed as it goes out the door.</p><p>These are not major holdups and I've brought on a couple hired hands for this week to make sure things keep moving along. I've got all the pieces in place and I'm just making sure they get out the door properly.</p><p>Thanks for all your patience with this project. What I thought would take 6 months ended up taking a year and I'm sorry for making you wait for your rewards. However, I'm confident that the end result is a quality product and I think you'll be happy with them once you get them.</p><p>Thanks and have a great new year!</p><p>Erik</p>tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/6861732013-12-06T08:47:35-05:002013-12-31T15:47:59-05:00Shipping update...This post is for backers only. Please visit <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/812916345/magnet-comic-a-custom-magnetic-and-dry-erase-comic/posts/686173">Kickstarter.com</a> and log in to read.tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/6493682013-11-02T14:45:18-04:002013-12-06T09:36:54-05:00Status Update<p>Just wanted to update everyone and let you know I'm still on track for getting all the remaining orders out the door by Dec. 1st.</p>
<p>I picked up the last bit of lumber to finish up some odds and ends for boards and stands.</p>
<p>The boards will be wrapped up soon and then I just need to finish stamping character packs to package up with the remaining boards.</p>
<p>It's been a lot easier to manage the shipments working in large batches. You should receive a confirmation email when your package is shipped out.</p>
<p>I'll post the next update in a couple weeks when the last of the orders start heading out.</p>
<p>Thanks all,
Erik</p>tag:www.kickstarter.com,2008-10-09:Post/6069362013-09-22T22:12:35-04:002014-03-20T19:17:12-04:00Blank Character shipments...This post is for backers only. Please visit <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/812916345/magnet-comic-a-custom-magnetic-and-dry-erase-comic/posts/606936">Kickstarter.com</a> and log in to read.